Pittsburgh Riverhounds
ECNL Boys · Ohio Valley BU14 · 9 teams · Pittsburgh Riverhounds (all teams)
Next game — Sat Oct 24, 02:00 PM
Montour Junction Sports Complex, Field 1 ↗
●●●●● Very tough to win
Most likely score 0–1 (expected goals 0.7 for, 1.4 against · 0.81 expected points)
| Season so far | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Nationals SC |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 5th | 3rd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-2-2 | 4-3-0 |
| Points per game | 1.33 | 2.14 |
| Goals for / game | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| Goals against / game | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Clean sheets | 3 | 4 |
| Held scoreless | 3 | 1 |
| Form (recent first) | L W D W D | D W W D W |
| Biggest win | 3–0 at WNY Flash | 5–0 at RNY FC Youth |
| Worst loss | 0–4 at Louisville City Academy | — |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | -0.05 | +1.05 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | +0.06 | -0.13 |
Common opponents: Louisville City Academy — we 0–4; they 3–2. FC Pride Elite — we 0–0; they 1–1. WNY Flash — we 3–0; they 1–1. Cleveland Force SC — we 1–1; they 3–0. Ohio Elite SA — we 1–0; they 2–0. Ohio Premier — we 0–1; they 0–0.
Game plan
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Respect their attack
Nationals SC score 2.1/game — well above the league's 1.4.Deny the easy goals first: compact shape between the lines, no fouls in shooting range, and a plan for their best outlet. Score first and make them chase.
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Hard to break down
Nationals SC concede only 0.6/game with 4 clean sheet(s).Patience and width: move the ball quickly side to side to pull the block apart, and treat set pieces as your best chance — rehearse two corner routines and a near-post free-kick delivery.
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Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 3 time(s): 0–4 at Louisville City Academy, 0–0 at FC Pride Elite, 0–1 at Ohio Premier.Against a low block, the first goal usually comes from a cross or a cut-back, not a dribble. Get 2–3 bodies in the box on every wide entry and finish practice this week at game speed.
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Underdog — play free, stay organised
Model gives 18%; a draw (28%) would be a good result.Keep the shape compact, make them play in front of you, and hit space behind their full-backs on transitions. A point here is a win for the table; a win is a season-changer.
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What a win does
Cleveland Force SC sit 4th on 1.33 PPG; we are on 1.33.A point moves us above Cleveland Force SC on PPG (if they don't play). GD is the next tiebreak, so every goal matters — keep attacking with a lead.
If Saturday goes…
Where we'd sit after the Nationals SC game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (Pittsburgh Riverhounds – Nationals SC) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 2 other games that week (Mon Oct 19 – Sun Oct 25); the outer columns are the best and worst the rivals can do.
| Our result | Rivals don't play | Likely results | Every rival wins |
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| – Loss · 1.14 PPG |
6th▼ down 1 | 5th— holds | 6th▼ down 1 |
| Win 1.57 PPG |
4th▲ up 1 | 4th▲ up 1 | 4th▲ up 1 |
| Draw 1.29 PPG |
6th▼ down 1 | 5th— holds | 6th▼ down 1 |
| Loss 1.14 PPG |
6th▼ down 1 | 5th— holds | 6th▼ down 1 |
Can we move up this round? No. With a 0–1 loss we stay 5th even if every rival loses, and as low as 6th if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st <1%
- 2nd 1%
- 3rd 3%
- 4th 29%
- 5th 32%
- 6th 29%
- 7th 7%
- 8th 1%
- 9th <1%
Every remaining game in the division is played out with the forecast's goal odds, 2,000 times, and the table is re-sorted each time. Green marks the top 4.
Climbing the table
What it takes to pass each team above us, from our 10 remaining known games (max 2.38 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | Ohio Premier | 2.67 (+1.34) | 1st (2.39) | 35 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 31 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule |
| 2 | Louisville City Academy | 2.40 (+1.07) | 3rd (1.99) | 31 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 24 for their projection |
| 3 | Nationals SC | 2.14 (+0.81) | 2nd (2.11) | 27 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 26 for their projection |
| 4 | Cleveland Force SC | 1.33 (+0.00) | 4th (1.40) | A point next game |
How the results connect
29 chains · 9 teams
Paths of results that link Pittsburgh Riverhounds to Nationals SC through teams both have faced, drawn as one map. Teams sit in columns by how many games away from us they are. Each arrow is one game, pointing away from us, and its colour is the result for the team it starts from. Hover or tap an arrow to trace a chain and see its net goal margin.
Hover or tap an arrow to trace a chain, or step through them with the arrows. Open full screen and turn your phone to see the whole map.
Step through the chains with the arrows, or tap one on the map.
Position over the season
10 game days
The table re-sorted after each date on which a game was played. Shaded band is the top 4.
The path
run-in difficulty -0.02 · 6th hardest of 9
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Oct 24 02:00 PM |
Nationals SC 3rd · 4-3-0 · GD +11 |
Home Montour Junction Sports Complex |
●●●●● Very tough | 18% |
0–1 | 0.81 | 1.26 | Upside |
| Sat Nov 7 10:00 AM |
RNY FC Youth 9th · 0-1-5 · GD -13 |
Home Montour Junction Sports Complex |
●●○○○ Lean win | 64% |
2–0 | 2.12 | 1.37 | Swing game |
| Sat Mar 6 10:30 AM |
Ohio Premier 1st · 5-1-0 · GD +13 |
Home Montour Junction Sports Complex |
●●●●● Very tough | 13% |
0–1 | 0.65 | 1.29 | Upside |
| Sun Mar 7 11:00 AM |
RNY FC Youth 9th · 0-1-5 · GD -13 |
Away far trip
Rochester Institute of Technology · turf? |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 55% |
1–0 | 1.90 | 1.35 | Swing game |
| Sun Mar 21 TBD |
Cleveland Force SC 4th · 2-2-2 · GD +1 |
Away |
●●●●○ Tough | 28% |
0–1 | 1.15 | 1.33 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 10 02:00 PM |
Ohio Elite SA 6th · 3-0-4 · GD +1 |
Home Montour Junction Sports Complex |
●●●●○ Tough | 38% |
1–1 | 1.43 | 1.34 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 17 10:30 AM |
FC Pride Elite 8th · 0-2-2 · GD -5 |
Home Highmark Stadium · turf? |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 49% |
1–0 | 1.77 | 1.37 | Swing game |
| Sat Apr 24 TBD |
Nationals SC 3rd · 4-3-0 · GD +11 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 14% |
0–1 | 0.65 | 1.32 | Upside |
| Sat May 1 02:00 PM |
Louisville City Academy 2nd · 4-0-1 · GD +8 |
Home Montour Junction Sports Complex |
●●●●● Very tough | 24% |
0–1 | 0.99 | 1.30 | Upside |
| Sun May 2 TBD |
WNY Flash 7th · 1-1-5 · GD -15 |
Home |
●●○○○ Lean win | 66% |
1–0 | 2.19 | 1.35 | Swing game |
"Far trip" = the venue's zip is outside our home sectional area (first three digits), a rough travel flag, not a distance. Venue names open in Google Maps. "Bank it" = expected win, dropping points here hurts most. "Swing game" = near coin-flip, where the finish is decided. "Upside" = underdog, nothing to lose. Running PPG assumes the expected points from every game up to that row.
Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Form | SoS | Run-in | Top 4 | Exp. finish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Ohio Premier | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 16 | 2.67 | WWWWD | -0.32 | -0.05 | 100% | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Ohio Elite SA · Sat Nov 7 at FC Pride Elite · Sun Nov 8 at Louisville City Academy See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | Louisville City Academy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 12 | 2.40 | WWLWW | -0.40 | -0.00 | 98% | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs FC Pride Elite · Sat Nov 7 vs Cleveland Force SC · Sun Nov 8 vs Ohio Premier See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | Nationals SC | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 15 | 2.14 | WDWWD | -0.13 | -0.12 | 100% | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Pittsburgh Riverhounds · Sat Mar 13 at Ohio Elite SA · Sun Mar 14 at Ohio Premier See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | Cleveland Force SC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | 1.33 | DDWLW | -0.06 | +0.01 | 43% | 4.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 7 at Louisville City Academy · Sun Nov 8 at FC Pride Elite · Sat Mar 13 at Ohio Premier See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 8 | 1.33 | DWDWL | +0.06 | -0.02 | 32% | 5.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Nationals SC · Sat Nov 7 vs RNY FC Youth · Sat Mar 6 vs Ohio Premier See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | Ohio Elite SA | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 | 1.29 | WLWLL | -0.17 | +0.14 | 24% | 5.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Ohio Premier · Sat Mar 6 vs Louisville City Academy · Sat Mar 13 vs Nationals SC See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | WNY Flash | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -15 | 4 | 0.57 | LLDLL | +0.30 | +0.09 | 0% | 8.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Mar 14 vs FC Pride Elite · Sat Apr 3 at Louisville City Academy · Sun Apr 4 at FC Pride Elite See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | FC Pride Elite | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 | 0.50 | DDLL | +0.60 | -0.10 | 3% | 6.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Louisville City Academy · Sat Nov 7 vs Ohio Premier · Sun Nov 8 vs Cleveland Force SC See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 9 | RNY FC Youth | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 1 | 0.17 | LLDLL | +0.34 | +0.07 | 0% | 8.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 7 at Pittsburgh Riverhounds · Sun Mar 7 vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds · Sat Mar 13 vs FC Pride Elite See all 10 future matchups ▸
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Tap a team to see every game it has played (opponent's current position in brackets) and what's next. Ordered the way the league publishes it: points per game, then goal difference. The green edge marks the top 4. SoS is strength of schedule, the average model rating of opponents faced — positive means a harder road than average. "Top 4" and "Exp. finish" come from playing the rest of the season 2,000 times with the forecast model.
How the forecast works: every played game feeds each team's attack and defence rating, adjusted for who it was against — a goal past a strong defence counts for more than one past a weak one. Ratings are shrunk toward the league average (1.41 goals per team per game) by 3 "prior" games so early blowouts don't dominate, and results older than about 120 days count half. Expected goals for a matchup multiply those, with a 8% home bump, and a Poisson score grid gives win/draw/loss odds.